NFL Draft 2026 tracker, live updates: Lions select OT Blake Miller 17th; Best available players, pick grades

17. Detroit: Blake Miller, OT, Clemson

Grade: B+

Detroit needed an offensive tackle to replace stalwart Taylor Decker, and Miller looks like a strong successor. Miller (6-6 ¾, 317) started 54 games along the offensive line for the Tigers, 52 of which came at right tackle. That seems to indicate Detroit will move Penei Sowell to left tackle and start Miller on the right side.

Miller, who was a two-time first-team All-ACC selection, does have left tackle dimensions (34 ¼ arms, 83 7/8 wingspan) but it would be a tough flip in year one. I’m intrigued by why the Lions picked Miller over Caleb Lomu and Monroe Freeling because they’re all considered in the same pool of candidates.